Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 2, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1999 at Tiger Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 1 2 0
Singleton cf 4 0 0 1
Thomas dh 5 1 4 1
Ordonez rf 5 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 1 2 2
  Simmons pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0
Norton 3b 3 0 1 1
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
  Fordyce ph,c 1 0 0 1
Caruso ss 3 1 1 0
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Polonia dh 4 1 2 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion cf 4 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Clark 1b 2 0 0 0
Garcia rf 3 0 1 0
  Alvarez rf 1 0 1 0
Catalanotto 2b 4 0 1 0
Jefferies lf 3 0 0 0
Cruz D. ss 3 0 0 0
Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz N. p 0 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
Chicago 000 005 0106111
Detroit 000 110 000271
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (1-0) 5.1 6 2 1 2 4
  Simas   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Foulke   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Howry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L (8-11) 5.1 5 5 5 1 4
  Cruz   1.2 3 0 0 0 1
  Blair   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Nitkowski   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Cordero   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
7

  E–Wells (1), K Garcia (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Lee (17,off Moehler), Detroit Polonia (17,off Wells).  HR–Detroit Encarnacion (12,4th inning off Wells 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Singleton (4,off Moehler).  HBP–Caruso (3,by Moehler).  SB–Durham (24,2nd base off N Cruz/Ausmus).  CS–Polonia (5,2nd base by Wells/Johnson); Ausmus (7,2nd base by Wells/Johnson).  WP–Moehler (3), N Cruz (1).  HBP–Moehler (5,Caruso).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–3:10.  A–26,637.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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